While the drum is now part of many traditional Irish ensembles, it only arrived on the scene in the 1950s

Méabh Ní Fhuartháin brings subtlety and depth to her appraisal of the Fleadh’s progression from grassroots organisation to Ireland’s largest music festival

Into the Loam, by Cormac Begley and Liam O’Connor, arrives alongside Clann na Seanmhuintire, by Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich, and In Safe Hands, by Mick O’Connor

Fluid, freewheeling and unerring tunes blurred the boundaries between musician and concertina

The acclaimed musician reimagines his album Peggy’s Dream with the National Symphony Orchestra this St Patrick’s weekend

From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene

Amplifying the Irish song tradition at the National Concert Hall is a welcome pitstop on the band’s winding career path

With his acoustic band, this idiosyncratic musician displays the extraordinary breadth and depth of his talent

The singer is loving his relatively newfound role as a father, which began at the age of 59

Joyful Irish traditional music and politically charged folk feature in our LP picks of the year

Rich collection of essays, poems and reflections on a visionary who breathed life into Ireland’s musical tradition

The Dervish singer has collaborated with musicians and visual artists around the island of Ireland to create a ‘crankie box’ song for each county

Dublin Fringe Festival 2024: The composer’s song cycle sets out to retune our ‘relationship with the earth at this time of climate crisis’

Possessed of a crystal-clear voice with echoes of the style of Luke Kelly and the emotional depth-charge of Liam Weldon, Yeates’s full-bodied singing is never anything but his own

Change characterises Altan’s sound since the aptly titled Donegal, says singer and fiddle player Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh